College Draft Prospects Stat Roundup: Week 5

• Aaron Fitt covered the top pitching matchups of the weekend in his Saturday roundup. The standouts this weekend were pitchers who continued to control and strike-throwing ability.

• Obligatory Brandon Finnegan strikeout update: the Texas Christian lefthander struck out 10 of the 23 Dartmouth hitters he faced. Finnegan has struck out more than 10 hitters in four of his five starts, the other being a nine-punchout performance. He ran his fastball up to 96 on Friday and has struck out 40 percent of batters he’s faced, with a nearly 8:1 strikeout-walk ratio.

• Oregon State’s duo of pitchability lefthanders with four pitches, Ben Wetzler and Jace Fry, continues to perform at a high level. They have combined to allow one earned run (0.26 ERA) and six hits in 34 innings against Utah and Northern Illinois, against whom Fry threw a no-hitter. On the season, they have combined to walk 1.5 per-nine with a 4:1 strikeout-walk ratio. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Wetzler’s fastball has been in the high 80s this spring to go with multiple offspeed pitches that have average potential.

The strong, 6-foot, 197-pound Fry has pitched in the 88-91 mph range, touching 92 with at least average fastball movement. His slider and changeup have average potential, with the slider being the superior offering.

• Another control-type lefthander, Georgia Southern’s Sam Howard, has demonstrated strong strike-throwing ability. Howard allowed one run in seven innings against Elon and allowed only one walk against eight strikeouts. This season, Howard has a 9.5 strikeout-walk ratio while allowing 1.1 walks per-nine. The long, loose 6-foot-3, 183-pound lefthander sits 88-91 with his fastball and touches 92 to go with a low-80s changeup and breaking ball.

• Virginia righthander Nick Howard has thrived pitching out of the bullpen this year after starting 12 games last season. Howard’s fastball velocity has continued to climb, running his fastball up to 97 mph in recent weeks. He has struck out 46 percent of all hitters (37) on the season and has not allowed a walk in 10 innings.

• Four-pitch righthander Colin Welmon continued to limit free passes, not walking any of the 30 hitters he faced against Portland. In 37 innings this season, Welmon has walked only three hitters (0.7 walks per-nine) with a 9:1 strikeout-walk ratio. Welmon creates downhill plane from a high three-quarters arm slot and creates tough angles by pitching from the far third base side of the rubber and throwing across his body. His fastball has sat in the high 80s and touched 92 mph. His curveball and changeup show the makings of average offerings. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Welmon has a strong lower half a room to get stronger in his upper body.

• UC Irvine corner infielder Taylor Sparks hit his first two home runs of the year against Nebraska. The strong-bodied 6-foot-4, 215-pound Sparks has plus raw power and entered the year with an isolated slugging of .200. He is hitting .342/.402/.562, but Sparks continues to swing and miss at a high rate without walking much. Sparks has struck out in 26 percent of his plate appearances this season versus a 7-percent walk rate.

Here are all of the weekend stats for the nation’s top draft-eligible college players. Any player who appeared on the College Top 100 in November who played in a game over the weekend is listed below in alphabetical order. A handful of players directly outside of the top 100 were added to the list to make up for top 100 players who did not play over the weekend. The stats, save for total batters faced, were collected by CollegeSplits.com. Follow CollegeSplits on Twitter @collegesplits.